Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-03
NORTH YAKIMA.
Stirring Times I'm Eastern
Washingt0n.
business Brisk In al on rters-Lively
Expectations Of c0nIng Railroad
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The opeaing spring finds every body
busy IN Z Stern Washington. EvsTy
part Of the country east Of tie Cases des
il full Of life and energy. In tie uppeE
cart Of Yskim4 valley farmers have been
glowing for the past four weeks In
the lovtE Yakima they have been doing
90 all the winter except during q Q
meath Of February. ALI the saw mills
on the Yakima. and on the Spokane. and
in the Big Bend, and the Klikitss and
the Columbia are crowded with orders,
and Macy people are waiting for the
completion Of the Northern Pse, Re Rail
road across the mountains, in order TO
secure supplies Of lumber from the
sound. The railroad construction is
being pushed on the sammit in spite o.
the deep snow, and the prospect nov is
that the road will be ooIs pleted BY the
latter part Of May. The output Of the
coal mines at R0slyn is being increased,
and il Is the purpose of the Railroad
Company TO employ 1000 men in th0se
mines az an early day. The reports
from the Salmon River mines are very en-
eouraeinR, and many men are preparing
to 70 there when the season is some
vhat further advanced. These mines
are within the limits of the Mos reseP
walton, recently thrown open to settle
ment, and near the Samilk meen dis
trict, where rich deposits Of ore have
long been known to exist. The ener-
getie people of EllensburR are now con
stTuctiug wagon road from thst point
70 Lake Gillian, which is in the vicinity
Of the new mining district. Contracts
have been awarded for Government
surveys Of q considerable part Of this
reservation, and many immigrants will
doubtless make their way into that 10
eality the coming season. The tide Of
immigration has already commenced to
set in, and the Big Bend and the Lover
Yakima have had many new settlers
within the past msntb. About 100 i'm
migrants have arrived at Pr0sser and
that neigheerf God during the past two
weeks. most Of whom are settling 10
the Horse Heaven country. The con-
struction OF Rrist mill at that place
has been commenced by Mr.. L. A.
HeinZsrlinR, Who comes for that purp
pose, and Who is to bsve the mill COM
pleted and supplied with frst-class ma
chinerv by Dot. LIST, next. The falls of
the Yakima afford unlimited water
power easily regulated and controlled.
The shipment OF herses from ProsseF
las again been begun, and promises 60
grow into trade Of considerable pro.
portions.
PROFIT IN RAISING HoRsEs-MoRE AND
BETTER HORSES WANTED.
Speaking of horses reminds me that
one Of the NEST profitable branches of
stock growing is to he found 10 RAISING
horses. They are now bred 10 cor slider
able numbers in this and other Terri
teries vest of the Rocky mountains, but
they are generally, almost entirely. OF
! inferior breeds and are the result of
crosses between the Amsrioan horses
and IudisD ponies. These ponies are
very cheap and in some respects ara use
ful, hardy and easily kept. When cross-
ed With the American breeds a very fair
animal is produced but not 10 10 the
requirements of the age for drStolsss
horses. In Eastern Washington it costs
comparatively mo- hing to raise this class
Of horses as they run on the ranges all
the year round and are of no expense
whatever to their owners, except brand
ing and little attention occasionally to
keep them from strsyine of out OF
reach. II has been said that, in this val
ley for example, II costs more to raise
chickens thar il does TO raise horses, as
feed must be purchased for the
chickens but not for the horses. These
horses are shipped East in considerable
numbers and sold at profit, because
they are grown 81 cheaply. The de
mand for good horses Is increasing
faster than the supply, however. and
these half-breeds do not answer the
puFpose. When the Government wishes
to buy horses for the use of the army,
its agents must go to Kentucky.
Illinois, IudisnA and the older States
aHd bring them out at great expense.
10 has recently been shown that all the
principal countries OF Enrope are short
of horses. and when var seemed in
evitsbls short time ago, ediets we're
issued sy Russis, Germany. France and |
other nations prohibiting the export of |
horses, because none Of these nations |
had enough for their own use. France |
purchased 5000 horses in Denmark q |
short time ago, and has been travsrsipp |
Spain 10 every direction for the same /
~ atTC W 10 " VI Il
With France she wsuld need S96 900 /
hOrs, 8 in addition to those emp'oyed in
times OF peace. and France would need /
at least $4,000 more THAI she usually
has IN hand. The Austrian service calls
for 202, 600. and Russia needs the large
number Of 10000. II England we're TO
become involved ia war she gould need
over $1,000 horses, and thsse are not
to be had within her own limits. In the
event OF q general European war large
number % horses woald be purchased
in the United States for army purposes
by the various hstions involved therein.
In feet, the United States would be 81
most the only country in the world that
could furnish supply OF the right kind
OF horses for cavalry Rnd artillery. Al
though Russia has more horses than any
other countrv In the world, the agpre.
gate being % COCO 0, vet a. their export
IL prohibited, this supply Is not avail
able for other countries. There are
ODly 100000 in Great Britain, but
nearly all OF these are draft, hunting
and race horses. 30 that there IL ne. hing
like supply for the home demand 20
ease Of var, 90 say nothing OF an ov.r-
pins for other countries. These con
only obtain fresh suoolies from @ nala
and the United States. which have Ia
0o0, 600, the former coo 600 and the Isl.
ter the remainder The dsmAnd for
good horses IN the United States txceeis
the supply. asd the result is enormous
prices paid for extra good animals.
The sld idea has long been exploded
that railway construction would reduce
the demand for horses. The contrary
has been the case, and no such prices
we're yer obtained for fine horses -
have been raid Of late year. Cousid
sFing the outlook at Or snt aud tue
good prices invsrishly 20 be had fer
horses Of good blood. for draught, road,
saddle and general purposes. II Is some
what strange that the stockmen Of the
Western eOuntry-of Washington Ter
ritory, for examFle-have not gives their
attention more frequently 10 the hrees-
ina OF Recd horses Some sapital il Pc
qaired At the outset. eut the returns
apon its l1iicious investment 10 that
wsy = aid undoubtedly prove rsmussr
alive in = hige degree. TIE recent sac
sessss OF Oalifurnia bred horses 90 the
race eour7e indicate the Adapsability Of